New clamping system solves production problem during roll turning

摘要

When turning and grooving rolls for steel mills, movements of the insert will damage the surface of the roll. Thanks to a new clamping system this problem has now been solved at Davy Roll, a major roll supplier in the UK. What horrifies steel mill roll suppliers? When rolls that are already finished have to be sent to machining again to be reworked. In fact this is an unnecessary and costly working procedure. In particular, when the final product weighs up to 55 t. But this is exactly what kept happening at Davy Roll, a British roll manufacturer. When turning and grooving rolls for steel mills, movements of the cutting tool insert damaged the surface of the roll.